[arguably cw: illness]
"Hello," said Meta-Boss. "How's it going? How's your family?"
"Good!" I chirped. My problems are not for you to know.
"It's been a while," he said. "Usually we just talk on the phone."
"Yeah!" I said. "All year." I've been wearing this respirator since January. It'd be awfully late for you to complain now.
I went back to cleaning. He went off to discuss the new signage with my coworkers.
"Hello," said Meta-Boss. "How's it going? How's your family?"
"Good!" I chirped. My problems are not for you to know.
"It's been a while," he said. "Usually we just talk on the phone."
"Yeah!" I said. "All year." I've been wearing this respirator since January. It'd be awfully late for you to complain now.
I went back to cleaning. He went off to discuss the new signage with my coworkers.